Journal Session - Werewolf blood and a bleeding heart

Jak finds us, and Matilda also returns. The Lady and Jak have a private conversation. I assume Jak apologizes for the tower incident. She also speaks to Rithari, and off to speak to the Emissary. Ideally she would like an appointment with the King and Queen, but that will likely take time. She leaves, and now Honorous is responsible for my safety, which makes me stuck here. Jak also remains, and keeps me company.
 
The Lady speaks to the Emissary, and makes sure to talk about what we have to sacrifice for the opportunity. She tells him of the efforts she went through to find Matilda's memories, and how we found the bow. The Emissary asks Rithari where her loyalties lie. Rithari tells him that she is caught in the middle of both, and is also loyal to both. He tells her that no matter what she does, someone will be dissatisfied. And he says that she can walk away with the bow, and no one would never know, and there would not be an alliance. The deep elves say they want to trade because their youth is bored with the lack of trade, and they can use more stock. His goal, and only thing he cares about, is to seal the alliance, and anything beyond that, like what The Lady is proposing, means nothing to him. He tells us we should go to the tower.
 
Our plan is then to wait for the forest elves to arrive, but that now depends on whether Rithati is willing to give up her bow. Our plan is now to get the attention of the honor guard, and add ourselves to their return party. Or, the best thing we can do is to head to Veriway ourselves. In the way, Matilda reveals that she had a dream about Jak being older with a scar and facial hair and long hair. He also has very cool armor, and people in leather armor and axes are surrounding him and chanting his name. He is surprised like the rest of us. She leaves, but not before she privately informs me that she dreamed of me with beautiful bat wings, making love to a beautiful winged creature, with leathery, bat-like wings. I have no idea what she means.
 
The forest elves do not see humans favorable, so we ask Rithari how to proceed. She recommends we simply head to Veriway. In the meantime, I ask the Lady about the plan for the tower. We have succeeded in our mission, although the original mission has changed. I tell her I want to go to the tower, and she would stand behind me. However, we will now focus on the establishment of trade with the northern fire elves. Once that is complete, then we will go to the tower. I will likely have to ask the rest of the party, as The Lady does not wish to command her friends.
 
Rithari guides us through the best paths, and we are able to avoid any creatures this first day. We make camp, and at the end of my watch, I hear whistling. I make light on a nearby tree to ward them off. After all, one should be weary of strangers in forests. The idiot walks in to camp, saying he wanted to investigate the light. He says he thought that it may be a pixie trick, but that those don't usually work on him. He tells us his name is Jack, but he's also sometimes called John. Jak woke up because of the light, and he asks if he can lead us to Veriway. John says that he will wander off as we go rest, but that he is not a threat. He then told us more about his sweetheart and the founding of the colony. Which by our calculations was at least one hundred years age, and the man looks very young. I wonder if he was in idiot after all, or just some lost soul.
 
On the next day, we continue walking, and are surprised by a wolf attack. And by we, I mean Honorous. That'll teach him to not bathe. Or maybe these wolves are magical, because the emit wisps of blue smoke. However, they end up running away, but not before they bit Honorous. Rithari thinks they were werewolves, and she starts to treat Honrous' wounds.
 
We arrive at the Elven City. The guards question the people we are with, while welcoming Rithari. She introduces us as traveling companions, and pointing Honorous and his werewolf bites. The tell her to speak to the healer, but that Honorous must stay outside the walls for the night, and tomorrow is a full moon. Rithari is informed that the princess is here, and she also needs to introduce The Lady as an embasador. But they will accommodate us in a temporary home. The guards escort us to a residence at the outer ring. It is a simple house with a bed room and a main area. Jak stays outside with Honorous. I ask Rithari if it is ok to roam the city at night. I walk around, and spot a very slender building that looks like a tower with winding stairs.
 
I ask a passer-by about the tower in Sylvan. He brings back and elvish woman who asks me if I'm lost, or if I have been summoned by someone (how rude!). She tells that I may not what kind I am, and that she studies mystical creatures. I tell her that I am with the Duskhan Embassador. She is Garoway, and she tells me that if a door in the city is open at all, it is ok to enter. And that if I find myself by the weeping heart, I can find her there. The princess is probably up in the tower, experimenting. The door to the tower is not open.
 
On my way back home, there is a place with door, playing song and music. Alas, I am not interested in drinking and singing tonight.
 
As Honorous is not looking well at all, the next day we look for healers. Rithati's great aunt Melomyr is able to help. She welcomes Rithari back, and Rithari tells her she needs her help for a friend. Melomyr tells us she can help him. She can make a potion, but it is not simple magic. The biggest difficulty is that the primary component is a creature with the same condition. She will need the blood of a werewolf. Honorous is in real danger of being turned soon, so we will need to secure him. We debate if there is a sleeping potion we can give him.
 
Someone calls me a deva, and now what Garoway said makes more sense. It makes sense, but then again, changing from one day to another does not make sense. How could I have been born a human if I'm a deva?
 
To help Honorous, we'll need silver chains and other things. Jak is able to trick Honorous and bind him, since Honorous swears he will never turn into a werewolf, despite our pleadings. I join The Lady in seeking an audience with the king. She is stopped by an elf who yells and abuses her, but she does not take the bait. As we leave the artisan's quarter, we enter an area with guards. She walks up to a guard, and she is told that she cannot enter without an invitation. I remember what Garoway said, and tell them we were invited by her. In the middle of the building there is a beautiful glowing fountain, with glimmering lights. We see that the heart of the fountain is made of green-ish crystal. I see Garoway, and introduce them. They get along well, and The Lady tells her there is currently war. Garoway is apparently aware of the troubles in Swanport, and also knows where the dragon came from . The Lady tells Garoway about the bow, and she said that she is not part of the negotiation. Her role is keeper of the fountain, which is a place where the souls of forest elves wait. Once the god Llewelry has returned, he'll be able to put the the souls to rest. Garoway is also able to tell us that the king cares very much about the opinions of his wife and daughter.
 
Garoway also tells The Lady that bringing back the bow will open doors because that was on option not considered before. She suggests talking to the Emissary, the King's son, daughter, and his wife, the Lady Arian. The princess is the most open minded of the family, and the queen a warrior with honor. Both tend to visit the weeping heart at dawn or dusk, so this is a good place to be. It is in our interest to speak to them before our audience with the King is granted. I take this opportunity to ask Garoway about devas. She tells me that I was created as a representative of Kord amongst the people. The plan may also be for me to teach Kord about different things. I can tell she is trying her best to be gentle with me, but she is not aware of whom I serve, and none of what she says comforts me.
 
In the meantime, Rithari returns after a successful hunt, and gives the werewolf blood to her aunt. She will make the potion with beer flavor, and Rithari will be around at night. I join Jak to watch Honorous for the night, and even dig a hole for him in case he breaks out of his chains. He finally does, and attacks Jak. We try and throw him in the hole, but he escapes and goes deeper into the forest.